A review of the taxonomic status and biology of the cape parrot poicephalus robustus, with reference to the Brown-necked parrot P. fuscicollis fuscicollis and the grey-headed parrot p. f. suahelicus

Ostrich

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 195-205

  Perrin, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PODOCARPUS; POICEPHALUS ROBUSTUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 28344441095     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520509485493     Document Type: Article

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